Reyko Huang is an Assistant Professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A & M University.

'This book is a model piece of scholarship in political science. It is eloquently written. It addresses an enormously important topic in global politics and offers nonobvious arguments constructed upon an impressive foundation of original and systematic empirical evidence. It will appeal greatly to scholars of international relations as well as comparative politics, and should offer lessons to policy practitioners and scholars alike.' Dan Slater, University of Chicago

• 1. Introduction; 2. War-making, mobilization and democratization; 3. Rebel governance: how rebels interact with ordinary people during conflict; 4. Testing the effects of rebel governance on postwar democratization; 5. Tracing the steps from war time to peace time: case studies overview; 6. War and change in Nepal; 7. War and postwar regime formation in Uganda, Tajikistan and Mozambique; 8. Conclusion.

Reyko Huang is an Assistant Professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A & M University.

'This book is a model piece of scholarship in political science. It is eloquently written. It addresses an enormously important topic in global politics and offers nonobvious arguments constructed upon an impressive foundation of original and systematic empirical evidence. It will appeal greatly to scholars of international relations as well as comparative politics, and should offer lessons to policy practitioners and scholars alike.' Dan Slater, University of Chicago

• 1. Introduction; 2. War-making, mobilization and democratization; 3. Rebel governance: how rebels interact with ordinary people during conflict; 4. Testing the effects of rebel governance on postwar democratization; 5. Tracing the steps from war time to peace time: case studies overview; 6. War and change in Nepal; 7. War and postwar regime formation in Uganda, Tajikistan and Mozambique; 8. Conclusion.

Reyko Huang is an Assistant Professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A & M University.

'This book is a model piece of scholarship in political science. It is eloquently written. It addresses an enormously important topic in global politics and offers nonobvious arguments constructed upon an impressive foundation of original and systematic empirical evidence. It will appeal greatly to scholars of international relations as well as comparative politics, and should offer lessons to policy practitioners and scholars alike.' Dan Slater, University of Chicago

• 1. Introduction; 2. War-making, mobilization and democratization; 3. Rebel governance: how rebels interact with ordinary people during conflict; 4. Testing the effects of rebel governance on postwar democratization; 5. Tracing the steps from war time to peace time: case studies overview; 6. War and change in Nepal; 7. War and postwar regime formation in Uganda, Tajikistan and Mozambique; 8. Conclusion.